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Slaughter has no time on holiday even to commentThere is confirmation that Labour MP for Hammersmith, Andrew Slaughter, ignored the recall of Parliament to stay on his holiday. Thursday’s emergency session was held to debate the riots in London and other cities.

Last week, I spoke in the House of Commons during the debate on the Safe and Sustainable review. I would like to repeat some of the points I made on behalf of the Royal Brompton Hospital in my constituency to ensure that they are properly noted within the consultation.

As reported in this bulletin in April, Transport for London are proposing to make the morning commute for Fulham residents easier, with five extra trains on the Wimbledon Branch.The extra trains will be a welcome relief for Wimbledon Branch users, who will also see increased reliability of services, with 24 per cent more capacity on the line through the withdrawal of the under-used Olympia to Earls Court service, which many commuters have tagged 'the ghost train'.

Greg Hands M.P. joined children and parents who have experienced the care of the Royal Brompton in Downing Street last week to present a 35,000 strong petition to save children's heart surgery at the hospital.

Conservatives continue fight for residentsIn an extraordinary move this week, Labour Party Councillors in Hammersmith & Fulham refused to vote in favour of challenging Thames Water's proposals to turn Sands End into an eight year construction site.

Below is the text of Greg's speech in the House of Commons on Thursday 23rd June 2011:Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham) (Con): I very much support the principle that lies behind the review—that we need larger, more sustainable centres with the same overall number of specialists throughout the country. That is why charity and campaign groups, such as the Children’s Heart Federation and Little Hearts Matter, back the change.

Greg Hands M.P. has welcomed the news that money from the Government’s Big Society Transition Fund will support the local voluntary sector. The funding, part of the third wave of payouts from the £107 million Transition Fund, is being paid out to Hammersmith and Fulham Action for Disability (HAFAD).Although three quarters of charities receive no public funding, the Government is determined to protect those charities, such as HAFAD, which are most vulnerable to public spending cuts.